Yeah I know pvc is much cheaper. I was thinking of the wild animals, deer, bear cougar, etc.
Didn't want to be tripping up the wildlife. Figured the liquid tite would lay flat and if a critter bit into it, the inside armor would keep hold. Jerry Richardson wrote: > We have installs where the conduit is not buried. It's not an issue > unless you are concerned about cows or horses stepping on it. > > Liquid tite is pretty costly compared to 3/4 UV sprinkler conduit. At > 350' you'd only need 17ea 20 sections plus sweeps and ends. > > > > > __________________________________ > Jerry Richardson > airCloud Communications > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of George Rogato > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:10 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] A Squirrel Took My Backhaul Down ;) > > Thats good info, I have a rural pop I'm setting up on the side and top > of a hill in the woods. It's about 350' from power and another 200' > between posts, we're just using 6x6x24' wooden posts. > I was stinking because it's rough terrain on a slope side of a hill > through trees and brush I would just lay liquid tite flexible metal > conduit on the ground and not dig. Figured a trencher would be rough. > > Now I'm wondering if the liquid tight laying on the ground would be bad > idea. > > > > Jerry Richardson wrote: >> We have the same problem around here. The squirrels think it's the > best >> thing ever. >> >> Since we started putting everything in lightweight PVC we have had no >> issues. >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Jerry Richardson >> airCloud Communications >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On >> Behalf Of Mark Nash >> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 10:28 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] A Squirrel Took My Backhaul Down ;) >> >> We have this backhaul that services about 20 customers in this little >> micropop... hosted by a property owner who has a high sport. It's > been >> there for 3 years without problem. Got notified yesterday morning > about >> 6am that the backhaul went down. >> >> After testing EVERYTHING else, I tested the cable. No worky. then I >> followed the trench where we had direct-buried the > (direct-burial-rated) >> cat5 cable. At one point, there were many 3" holes all around the >> zipper line where along the trench. The property owner said that > they'd >> been shooting them lately and had killed about 40. >> >> We go up there next week with trencher and conduit. ;) >> >> Mark Nash >> UnwiredWest >> 78 Centennial Loop, Suite E >> Eugene, OR 97401 >> http://www.unwiredwest.com >> 541-998-5555 >> 541-998-5599 fax >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
